| John Allen Wood - 1884 - 350 páginas
...Madam Guyon : — " A little bird am I, Shut from the fields of air, And in mv cage I sit and sins To him who placed me there, — Well pleased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleaseth thee. Haught have I else to do ; I sing the whole day long ; And he whom most I love to please,... | |
| 1884 - 462 páginas
...• ' A little bird I am, Shut from the fields oí air ; And in my songs I sit and sing To Him \vho placed me there ; "Well pleased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee.' Teacher4« Treasury. A missionary writes : — ' On one occasion some of the converts... | |
| John Hunt - 1885 - 330 páginas
...thoughts are expressed in one of the hymns which she composed during her imprisonment— "A little bird I am, Shut from the fields of air, And in my...else to do, I sing the whole day long, And He whom most I love to please Doth listen to my song: He caught and bound my wandering wing, And still He bends... | |
| Robert Steel - 1885 - 264 páginas
...made hymns to his praise and sang them. Thus she wrote : — " A little bird I am, • Shut out from fields of air ; And in my cage I sit and sing To Him...else to do, I sing the whole day long ; And He whom most I love to please Does listen to my song ; He caught and bound my wandering wing, But still He... | |
| Edward William Moore - 1885 - 194 páginas
...prisons and prisons. What think you of such a lay as this, composed and sung in prison ? L " A little bird I am, Shut from the fields of air, And in my...Well pleased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee. My cage confines me round, Abroad I cannot fly, But though my wing is closely bound,... | |
| John Lord - 1885 - 536 páginas
...of celestial spirits who came to comfort her, and who filled her soul with joy and peace. " A little bird I am, Shut from the fields of air, And in my...cage I sit and sing To Him who placed me there ; Well [ileased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleases Thee." She is bathed in the glory of her Lord,... | |
| John Lord - 1885 - 536 páginas
...of celestial spirits who came to comfort her, and who filled her soul with joy and peace. " A little bird I am, Shut from the fields of air, And in my cage T sit and sing To Him who placed me there ; Well pleased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleases... | |
| John Lord - 1886 - 428 páginas
...of celestial spirits who came to comfort her, and who filled her soul with joy and peace. " A little bird I am, Shut from the fields of air, And in my...prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleases Thee." She is bathed in the glory of her Lord, and her face shines with the radiance of heaven, with the moral... | |
| John Sinclair - 1886 - 228 páginas
...about small miseries." Let us seek to cherish always a heart superior to our circumstances. " A little bird I am, Shut from the fields of air, And in my...Well pleased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee. " Still more does the command condemn "envying and grieving at the good of our neighbour."... | |
| Mary Wilder Tileston - 1886 - 204 páginas
...during ten years' imprisonment in the Bastille. A LITTLE bird I am, •**• Shut from the fields ot air; And in my cage I sit and sing To Him who placed...a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleases Thee ! Naught have I else to do ; I sing the whole day long ; And He whom most I love to please Doth listen... | |
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